The anointing upon Him was such that it became a name for Him. In the
Acts and Epistles He was not called "Jesus Son of Man" or any other thing, but
"Jesus Christ" - "Jesus the Messiah". He was also unique in that He
did not cease to be the Messiah when He died on the cross, because there He perfected
salvation, rose from the dead and ascended into the Fathers presence where He is
still Gods Messiah.
The anointing on Christian believers is particularly described in three
passages,
The anointing that Christians receive is different to that in the Old
Testament in two respects. Firstly, all believers have an anointing. Secondly, the
anointing is with the Holy Spirit.
That believers have "an anointing from the Holy One"
indicates that this anointing renders them holy, separating them to God. Just as the
pillar Jacob anointed became a house of God, so too the believer has become a temple of
God. Further, the Holy Spirit enables one to have knowledge of God just as Jesus explained
that the Holy Spirit would teach all things.
Most importantly, though, the anointing is an equipping for service.
All Christians have this anointing, and all Christians have the Holy Spirit. What is this
service?
Not only will He bring His word to pass, but also He has given us His
anointing for the task - the Holy Spirit,
God has given us an anointing. This anointing is the Holy Spirit. This
anointing is for service. We have the ministry of reconciliation and have been
commissioned to bring the nations to Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
In conclusion, following is every verse in Scripture that directly
refers to the anointing.
Genesis 31:13 'I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed
a pillar, where you made a vow to Me; now arise, leave this land, and return to the land
of your birth."'
Exodus 25:6 oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and
for the fragrant incense,
Exodus 28:41 "You shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his
sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain them and consecrate them, that
they may serve Me as priests.
Exodus 29:7 "Then you shall take the anointing oil and pour
it on his head and anoint him.
Exodus 29:21 "Then you shall take some of the blood that is on the
altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and on his
garments and on his sons and on his sons' garments with him; so he and his garments shall
be consecrated, as well as his sons and his sons' garments with him.
Exodus 29:29 "The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons
after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained.
Exodus 29:36 "Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering
for atonement, and you shall purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and you
shall anoint it to consecrate it.
Exodus 30:25 "You shall make of these a holy anointing oil,
a perfume mixture, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
Exodus 30:26 "With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting
and the ark of the testimony,
Exodus 30:30 "You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and
consecrate them, that they may minister as priests to Me.
Exodus 30:31 "You shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'This
shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.
Exodus 31:11 the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense
for the holy place, they are to make them according to all that I have commanded
you."
Exodus 35:8 and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing
oil, and for the fragrant incense,
Exodus 35:15 and the altar of incense and its poles, and the anointing
oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the doorway at the entrance of the
tabernacle;
Exodus 35:28 and the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing
oil and for the fragrant incense.
Exodus 37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure,
fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.
Exodus 39:38 and the gold altar, and the anointing oil and the
fragrant incense, and the veil for the doorway of the tent;
Exodus 40:9 "Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint
the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its furnishings; and
it shall be holy.
Exodus 40:10 "You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering
and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.
Exodus 40:11 "You shall anoint the laver and its stand, and
consecrate it.
Exodus 40:13 "You shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint
him and consecrate him, that he may minister as a priest to Me.
Exodus 40:15 and you shall anoint them even as you have anointed
their father, that they may minister as priests to Me; and their anointing will
qualify them for a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations."
Leviticus 4:3 if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt
on the people, then let him offer to the LORD a bull without defect as a sin offering for
the sin he has committed.
Leviticus 4:5 'Then the anointed priest is to take some of the
blood of the bull and bring it to the tent of meeting,
Leviticus 4:16 'Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the
blood of the bull to the tent of meeting;
Leviticus 6:20 "This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are
to present to the LORD on the day when he is anointed; the tenth of an ephah of
fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half of it in the
evening.
Leviticus 6:22 "The anointed priest who will be in his
place among his sons shall offer it. By a permanent ordinance it shall be entirely offered
up in smoke to the LORD.
Leviticus 7:36 'These the LORD had commanded to be given them from the
sons of Israel in the day that He anointed them. It is their due forever
throughout their generations."'
Leviticus 8:2 "Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments
and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams and the
basket of unleavened bread,
Leviticus 8:10 Moses then took the anointing oil and anointed
the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.
Leviticus 8:11 He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed
the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.
Leviticus 8:12 Then he poured some of the anointing oil on
Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
Leviticus 8:30 So Moses took some of the anointing oil and some
of the blood which was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his
sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments,
and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
Leviticus 10:7 "You shall not even go out from the doorway of the
tent of meeting, or you will die; for the LORD'S anointing oil is upon you."
So they did according to the word of Moses.
Leviticus 16:32 "So the priest who is anointed and ordained
to serve as priest in his father's place shall make atonement: he shall thus put on the
linen garments, the holy garments,
Leviticus 21:10 'The priest who is the highest among his brothers, on
whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been consecrated to wear
the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes;
Leviticus 21:12 nor shall he go out of the sanctuary nor profane the
sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on
him; I am the LORD.
Numbers 3:3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed
priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests.
Numbers 4:16 "The responsibility of Eleazar the son of Aaron the
priest is the oil for the light and the fragrant incense and the continual grain offering
and the anointing oil -- the responsibility of all the tabernacle and of all that
is in it, with the sanctuary and its furnishings."
Numbers 7:1 Now on the day that Moses had finished setting up the
tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings and the
altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also.
Numbers 7:10 The leaders offered the dedication offering for the
altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.
Numbers 7:84 This was the dedication offering for the
altar from the leaders of Israel when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve
silver bowls, twelve gold pans,
Numbers 7:88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24
bulls, all the rams 60, the male goats 60, the male lambs one year old 60. This was
the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
Numbers 35:25 'The congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the
hand of the blood avenger, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to
which he fled; and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed
with the holy oil.
Deuteronomy 28:40 "You shall have olive trees throughout your
territory but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop
off.
Judges 9:8 "Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over
them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'
Judges 9:15 "The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you are anointing
me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from
the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.'
Ruth 3:3 "Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and
put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not
make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
1 Samuel 2:10 "Those who contend with the LORD will be shattered;
Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The LORD will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His anointed."
1 Samuel 2:35 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who
will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him an enduring
house, and he will walk before My anointed always.
1 Samuel 9:16 "About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from
the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over My people Israel;
and he will deliver My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have regarded My
people, because their cry has come to Me."
1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on his head,
kissed him and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you a ruler over His
inheritance?
1 Samuel 12:3 "Here I am; bear witness against me before the LORD
and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have
I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my
eyes with it? I will restore it to you."
1 Samuel 12:5 He said to them, "The LORD is witness against you,
and His anointed is witness this day that you have found nothing in my hand."
And they said, "He is witness."
1 Samuel 15:1 Then Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint
you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
1 Samuel 15:17 Samuel said, "Is it not true, though you were
little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the
LORD anointed you king over Israel,
1 Samuel 16:3 "You shall invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will
show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for Me the one whom I designate to
you."
1 Samuel 16:12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with
beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Arise, anoint
him; for this is he."
1 Samuel 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him
in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from
that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 16:6 When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought,
"Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him."
1 Samuel 24:6 So he said to his men, "Far be it from me because of
the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch
out my hand against him, since he is the LORD'S anointed."
1 Samuel 24:10 "Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD
had given you today into my hand in the cave, and some said to kill you, but my eye had
pity on you; and I said, 'I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the
LORD'S anointed.'
1 Samuel 26:9 But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for
who can stretch out his hand against the LORD'S anointed and be without
guilt?"
1 Samuel 26:11 "The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand
against the LORD'S anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and
the jug of water, and let us go."
1 Samuel 26:16 "This thing that you have done is not good. As the
LORD lives, all of you must surely die, because you did not guard your lord, the
LORD'S anointed. And now, see where the king's spear is and the jug of water that
was at his head."
1 Samuel 26:23 "The LORD will repay each man for his
righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered you into my hand today,
but I refused to stretch out my hand against the LORD'S anointed.
2 Samuel 1:14 Then David said to him, "How is it you were not
afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?"
2 Samuel 1:16 David said to him, "Your blood is on your head, for
your mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD'S anointed."'
2 Samuel 1:21 "O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on
you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield
of Saul, not anointed with oil.
2 Samuel 2:4 Then the men of Judah came and there anointed David
king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, "It was the men of
Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul."
2 Samuel 2:7 "Now therefore, let your hands be strong and be
valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me
king over them."
2 Samuel 3:39 "I am weak today, though anointed king; and
these men the sons of Zeruiah are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer
according to his evil."
2 Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron,
and King David made a covenant with them before the LORD at Hebron; then they anointed
David king over Israel.
2 Samuel 5:17 When the Philistines heard that they had anointed
David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek out David; and when David
heard of it, he went down to the stronghold.
2 Samuel 12:7 Nathan then said to David, "You are the man! Thus
says the LORD God of Israel, 'It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I
who delivered you from the hand of Saul.
2 Samuel 12:20 So David arose from the ground, washed, anointed himself,
and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he
came to his own house, and when he requested, they set food before him and he ate.
2 Samuel 14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there
and said to her, "Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now,
and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for
the dead many days;
2 Samuel 19:10 "However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us,
has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing the king back?"
2 Samuel 19:21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah said, "Should not
Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?"
2 Samuel 22:51 "He is a tower of deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants
forever."
2 Samuel 23:1 Now these are the last words of David. David the son of
Jesse declares, The man who was raised on high declares, The anointed of the God of
Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel,
1 Kings 1:34 "Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint
him there as king over Israel, and blow the trumpet and say, 'Long live King
Solomon!'
1 Kings 1:39 Zadok the priest then took the horn of oil from the tent
and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, "Long
live King Solomon!"
1 Kings 1:45 "Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed
him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city is in an
uproar. This is the noise which you have heard.
1 Kings 5:1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when
he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had
always been a friend of David.
1 Kings 19:15 The LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the
wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king
over Aram;
1 Kings 19:16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king
over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as
prophet in your place.
2 Kings 9:3 "Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head
and say, 'Thus says the LORD, "I have anointed you king over Israel."'
Then open the door and flee and do not wait."
2 Kings 9:6 He arose and went into the house, and he poured the oil on
his head and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I have anointed
you king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
2 Kings 9:12 They said, "It is a lie, tell us now." And he
said, "Thus and thus he said to me, 'Thus says the LORD, "I have anointed
you king over Israel.""'
2 Kings 11:12 Then he brought the king's son out and put the crown on
him and gave him the testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and
they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!"
2 Kings 23:30 His servants drove his body in a chariot from Megiddo,
and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land
took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his
father.
1 Chronicles 11:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at
Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed
David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
1 Chronicles 14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed
king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; and David heard of
it and went out against them.
1 Chronicles 16:22 "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do
My prophets no harm."
1 Chronicles 29:22 So they ate and drank that day before the LORD with
great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and they anointed
him as ruler for the LORD and Zadok as priest.
2 Chronicles 6:42 "O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed;
remember Your lovingkindness to Your servant David."
2 Chronicles 22:7 Now the destruction of Ahaziah was from God, in that
he went to Joram. For when he came, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of
Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
2 Chronicles 23:11 Then they brought out the king's son and put the
crown on him, and gave him the testimony and made him king. And Jehoiada and his
sons anointed him and said, "Long live the king!"
2 Chronicles 28:15 Then the men who were designated by name arose, took
the captives, and they clothed all their naked ones from the spoil; and they gave them
clothes and sandals, fed them and gave them drink, anointed them with oil, led
all their feeble ones on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to
their brothers; then they returned to Samaria.
Ezra 6:9 "Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs
for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil,
as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail,
Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take
counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,
Psalm 18:50 He gives great deliverance to His king, And shows
lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.
Psalm 20:6 Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He will
answer him from His holy heaven With the saving strength of His right hand.
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
Psalm 28:8 The LORD is their strength, And He is a saving defense to
His anointed.
Psalm 45:7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore
God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows.
Psalm 84:9 Behold our shield, O God, And look upon the face of Your anointed.
Psalm 89:20 "I have found David My servant; With My holy oil I
have anointed him,
Psalm 89:38 But You have cast off and rejected, You have been full of
wrath against Your anointed.
Psalm 89:51 With which Your enemies have reproached, O LORD, With which
they have reproached the footsteps of Your anointed.
Psalm 92:10 But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild
ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.
Psalm 105:15 "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My
prophets no harm."
Psalm 132:10 For the sake of David Your servant, Do not turn away the
face of Your anointed.
Psalm 132:17 "There I will cause the horn of David to spring
forth; I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.
Isaiah 10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his
burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the
yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Isaiah 45:1 Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I
have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of
kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has
anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
Lamentations 4:20 The breath of our nostrils, the LORD'S anointed,
Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, "Under his shadow We shall live
among the nations."
Ezekiel 16:9 "Then I bathed you with water, washed off your blood
from you and anointed you with oil.
Ezekiel 28:14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers, And
I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst
of the stones of fire.
Daniel 9:24 "Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and
your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for
iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint
the most holy place.
Amos 6:6 Who drink wine from sacrificial bowls While they anoint
themselves with the finest of oils, Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
Micah 6:15 "You will sow but you will not reap. You will tread the
olive but will not anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes, but you will not drink
wine.
Habakkuk 3:13 You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the
salvation of Your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the evil To lay him
open from thigh to neck.
Zechariah 4:14 Then he said, "These are the two anointed
ones who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth."
Matthew 6:17 "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and
wash your face
Mark 6:13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing
with oil many sick people and healing them.
Mark 14:8 "She has done what she could; she has anointed My
body beforehand for the burial.
Mark 16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother
of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him.
Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because he anointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the
favorable year of the LORD."
Luke 7:38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she
began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and
kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.
Luke 7:46 "You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed
My feet with perfume.
John 9:11 He answered, "The man who is called Jesus made clay, and
anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went away and
washed, and I received sight."
John 11:2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment,
and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
John 12:3 Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard,
and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was
filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Acts 4:27 "For truly in this city there were gathered together
against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate,
along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,
Acts 10:38 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed
Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and
healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
2 Corinthians 1:21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed
us is God,
Hebrews 1:9 "You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your
companions."
James 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the
elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord;
1 John 2:20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you
all know.
1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from
Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing
teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you,
you abide in Him.
Revelation 3:18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so
that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the
shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so
that you may see.